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Williamson Tunnels

The Williamson Tunnels are a series of extensive subterranean excavations in the Edge Hill area of , England. They are thought to have been created under the direction of tobacco merchant, landowner and philanthropist Joseph Williamson between 1810 and 1840.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: labyrinth of tunnels in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England
  • Also known as: “Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre” and “Williamson’s Tunnels”
  • Address: Smithdown Lane, Liverpool, L7 3EE
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and St Anne’s Church, Edge Hill.

Church
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" or "The Mersey Funnel", is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in , England. is situated 2,200 feet west of Williamson Tunnels.

Church
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Anne's Church is in Overbury Street, Edge Hill, , , England. It is an active Roman Catholic in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. is situated 1,100 feet east of Williamson Tunnels.

Park
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is a square in the University of Liverpool, . It is bordered by Oxford Street to the north and Cambridge Street to the south. It is named after General Sir Ralph Abercromby, commander of the British Army in Egypt, who died of his wounds following the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. is situated 1,500 feet west of Williamson Tunnels.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knowledge Quarter and Georgian Quarter.

Quarter
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The "Knowledge Quarter" is an area of covering 450 acres, incorporating the vicinity around London Road, Islington, the so called 'Fabric District', Paddington Village and part of Canning.

Quarter
The is an area on the eastern edge of , , characterised by almost entirely residential Georgian architecture.

Quarter
The is an area of defined by Liverpool City Council as the triangular portion of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping.

Williamson Tunnels

Latitude
53.40402° or 53° 24′ 15″ north
Longitude
-2.95857° or 2° 57′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C5VC23R+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446528910
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q8021246
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Williamson Tunnels and Smithdown Lane Police Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Williamson Tunnels”. Photo: Chowells, CC BY-SA 3.0.